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Liber ab Tres I (Book of Three—Part I)^59


The Harpies—Female—Mediterranean
Here we see not only evidence that the ancient Greeks saw a clear difference between
right and wrong, here we see the face of each. Initially, the Harpies were depicted as
beautiful winged maidens, perhaps virgins. They were set about the world to insure
that peace and lawfulness prevailed. But when it became necessary to carry off the evil
of the world, they became hideous.

Name Attribute
Aello or Podarge Swift Storm/Fleet Foot
Celaeno The Dark
Ocypete Swift Wing

Three is the Number of Fate


Three is the number of fate. This is not a fate that is predetermined by a supernatu-
ral force. Three is the number the fate that we choose. We are each born, and we will
each die. Three is the number of these two points and all that is in the middle. It is a
number that speaks to the whole of that which we are without the limitation of time. It
is the sum total, our beginning, middle, and end. It is the net result of that which we will
be when we are no longer. In its essence, this is the expression ‘by the power of three
times three’ which is the power of every moment in a person’s life.

Past Present Future
Mind Mind Mind
Body Body Body
Soul Soul Soul
Total: Three+ Three+ Three = Nine (three times three)
(Mind, Body, and Soul) x (Past, Present, and Future) = Fate

That
Moment

That which will be

That which has been That which is

The Moment

i WB Chap 02.p65 59 7/11/2003, 5:49 PM

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